The Honors Program

This program is open only to EAS majors. It is a demanding research oriented program and comparable to graduate level work. It involves committing 8 credits in addition to the 36 credits required to complete the major, so the student should consider carefully the decision to apply. The 8-credit honors sequence must result in a substantively researched thesis, normally 30-50 typed pages. The completed thesis must be read by a student's faculty supervisor during the two semesters and a grade of at least A- is required in order to receive Honors in East Asian Studies. Otherwise a student will simply be awarded an additional 4 credits toward his/her major.

Eligibility

Students must spend at least two full years in residence at the College of Arts and Science, completing at least 64 points of graded work in the College. Students must maintain a general grade point average of 3.6 and a major average of 3.7.

Requirements

Substantial completion of the major requirements: Total of 28 credits

20 credits of coursework at the NYU New York Campus

8 credits of coursework at NYU New York, NYU Shanghai, NYU Abu Dahbi, and/or another university

GPA of 3.7 or better

The student must register in their senior year for the following two semesters of Independent Study, at 4 credits per semester (a total of 8 credits), under the supervision of a departmental faculty member (or affiliate).

EAST-UA 997 Independent Study (4 credits)

Taken during a student's first semester of the senior year. Student must define a chosen thesis topic, develop a bibliography, read broadly and begin research while working individually with the faculty member who will be supervising the thesis. At the end of the first semester, students are to submit a well-defined proposal for their honors thesis, complete with a bibliography and a rough draft of the thesis.

EAST-UA 998 Independent Study (4 credits)

Taken during a student's final semester. Continuing to work individually with an EAS faculty member.

APPLICATION PROCESS

The faculty supervisor and the subject of the honors thesis are chosen by the student in consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies, who must approve the topic/adviser in the first semester of the honors sequence.

The student must submit a one or two page (250-500 words) statement of the plan for the project

The student must fill out the online application and have it signed by both the Director of Undergraduate Studies and honor thesis adviser

The student must submit the application to the Undergraduate Administrative Aide: stacy.sakane@nyu.edu